Swimming at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke
The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 3 and 4 August 2018.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
| World record European record | Liam Tancock | 24.04 | Rome | 2 August 2009 | |
| Championship record | Camille Lacourt | 24.07 | Budapest | 12 August 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| 4 August | Final | Kliment Kolesnikov | 24.00 | WR, CR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 3 August at 10:24.Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 3 August at 17:25.Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
The final was held on 4 August at 18:18.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 5 | Kliment Kolesnikov | 24.00 | WR | ||
| 4 | Robert Glință | 24.55 | |||
| 6 | Shane Ryan | 24.64 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Vladimir Morozov | 24.69 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Jérémy Stravius | 24.83 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Mikita Tsmyh | 25.04 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Apostolos Christou | 25.14 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Jonatan Kopelev | 25.41 |